Capcom dropped the Q1 numbers and Resident Evil Requiem already cleared 8 million units, pushing the entire franchise past 213 million lifetime. The new mainline entry hit that mark fastest in series history while older remakes and entries like RE2 (19.75M), RE7 (18.41M), and RE4 remake (16.04M) kept racking up catalog sales thanks to price cuts and steady demand.[[1]](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/resident-evil-requiem-has-sold-over-8m-units)[[2]](https://www.vgchartz.com/article/468586/resident-evil-series-sales-top-213m-units-monster-hunter-series-tops-131m-units/)

Digital dominated hard—93% of recent sales in one report—with physical copies drying up fast on consoles and Steam driving big chunks of the volume. Capcom itself noted the series keeps growing with a global audience while back-catalog titles benefit from promotions, and the stock popped on the news.[[3]](https://x.com/LayGamess/status/2082391107606831488)

X is already memeing about Capcom thanking the gooners and calling it the best-selling game of 2026 so far, with some pointing out the physical shortage as classic limited-stock tactics. The numbers don't lie: single-player horror still prints money when the execution lands.[[4]](https://x.com/swaggon20/status/2082383071416901788)